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Happy Veterans Day! Here, firefighters pose with a young admirer in Dyker Heights. Photo by yodalovesgracie [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMsK_ZxFVZN/]In Case You Missed It (ICYMI): Here are some of the big stories you may have missed this week. You can keep up with what’s going
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Photo by nilo__new__idea [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMrArPohBcf/]Trump victory frightens & emboldens immigrants in Kensington. [Ditmas Park Corner [http://ditmasparkcorner.com/blog/neighbors/trump-victory-frightens-emboldens-immigrants-kensington/] ] Chunk of Brighton Beach/Coney Island Russian mob arrested. [Sheepshead Bites [http://www.sheepsheadbites.com/2016/11/chunk-brighton-beachconey-island-russian-mob-arrested/] ] New Utrecht High School
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Photos via Danza (L) and Love Productions [http://www.loveproductions.com/like-boss-tony-danza-celebrates-return-los-angeles-new-york-standards-stories-feinsteins54/] (R)Tony Danza is known for starring on the 1978 – 1983 hit TV show Taxi as well as Who’s the Boss? In his life, he’s been a professional boxer, tap dancer, and teacher. He remembers growing
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Like Victorian men of science, we sometimes ignore the fourth dimension – time [https://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/wells/timemach/timemach.pdf]. It is possible that the long arc of history will sometimes lead us backwards. But sometimes, we get lucky and it leads us to the right place: Bensonhurst.
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Suspect inset via police, metroPCS image via Google MapsHave you seen this man? The police are searching for the above pictured suspect caught on surveillance camera robbing a Coney Island MetroPCS. /wp-content/uploads/2016/11/3211-16-60-sqd-Robbery-11-7-16-video.mp4The individual, described as male, black, 5’10” tall, and 190 lbs with brown
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Tony Bennett at a different book signing earlier this week. Photo by sureshotsherry [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMqECBgB1Yr/]Have a great weekend and take advantage of all your neighborhood has to offer at one of these local events. If you have an event to share, please email us at
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The restaurant has a glassy front and is recognizable by its twin bakery next door. Photo by Hannah FrishbergThe strip of Bensonhurst beneath the elevated tracks along 86th Street is known for being packed with southern Brooklyn shoppers and eaters, enjoying the chain retail spots and abundance of Chinese restaurants.
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Photo by hisaman_ [https://www.instagram.com/p/BMokriaDslq/]What southern Brooklyn news did you miss this week? Find out and catch up with The South BK Beat: Dyker Heights says goodbye to neighborhood landmark [http://brooklynreporter.com/story/dyker-heights-says-goodbyes-beloved-neighborhood-landmark/] [Brooklyn Reporter] Kids shine in Success Academy network spelling bees
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Jonathan, Veton, and Ksenia a block from their high school. Photo by Hannah FrishbergDespite Bensonhurst’s proud conservative values and largely Republican constituency — the area voted more Republican [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/numbers/clinton-trump-president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-nyc] than anywhere else in New York City hold Staten Island — Bensonhurst’s New Utrecht High
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The home that currently stands at 1345 70th Street. Photo by Christopher Bride via Property Shark [http://www.propertyshark.com/mason/Property-Report/?propkey=284843]A rare application has been filed for new construction in Dyker Heights. Submitted by a Brooklyn-based corporation called “Wonderland Inc.” has filed to build a new
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A still from YouTube user Saul W’s video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS1Qyk1WIwc] of Hurricane Sandy destruction in Sea Gate immediately following the stormOn Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/862-16/mayor-de-blasio-signs-legislation-expediting-build-it-back-construction-work] introduced by Council Member Mark
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A still from YouTube user Saul W’s video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS1Qyk1WIwc] of Hurricane Sandy destruction in Sea Gate immediately following the stormOn Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/862-16/mayor-de-blasio-signs-legislation-expediting-build-it-back-construction-work] introduced by Council Member Mark